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Had my first straight shave today. The razor from Gary worked (and looked) great.
Went great!
Very comfortable and no blood loss. It wasn't quite as close as a DE shave but I have no doubt that will improve with time. Seemed less irritating to my neck than my DE too which is fantastic.
Definitely a fun way to shave; just have to wait on my strop now until I can try again :(
Is a bit intimidating; but taking it easy it really wasn't as difficult as I expected.
Geoff,
I'm glad to hear of your success.
As time goes on it will get better
and better.
And now the addiction begins.....
Terry
Great way to start off Geoff, congrats!
Jack
Sounds like a great start, and it is fun! While it isn't really that hard to straight shave (we can say that by having done it! ;) ), it is a great sense of accomplishment when you pull it off.
way to go :tu
I've been going for a couple of weeks now and still haven't reached the bloodless point, so congratulations ;) I'm a little jealous! Hehe. Hopefully the soap & brush will help compensate for my retarded left hand in a week or so.
Well hopefully it isn't just beginners luck on my part ;)
A good soap and brush can certainly make a huge difference.
I am using the Best Badger brush from Crabtree and Evelyne (a good value and usually obtainable locally) with the HoneyBee soap. I have been using DE's for a little while and found the soap and brush made a huge difference with those so I have no doubt it will improve your straight experience.
I am ambidextrous so I think I had a bit of advantage that way too.
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Originally Posted by TomlinAS
try Colleen's soap, you'll be very happy that you did! :)
I was a bit weary of it as she uses Aloe and that generally doesn't agree with me.
Does she do samples?
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Originally Posted by harold
Ahh, ambidexterity. I'd cut my left hand off to be ambidextrous. ;)
My left paw is about as useful as a bicycle for a fish :/
yes, she does. I bet you can easily get 1-2 weeks worth of shaving out of 1 sample. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Geoff
Will have to give that a try sometime.
The soap certainly seems well liked!
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Originally Posted by harold
Congratulations Harold. I just finished shaving a few minutes ago myself. I was trying to get those darned trouble spots ... and I PAID for it! My wife came into the bathroom to put up some towels, took one look at me then covered her face and backed out wincing in pain . whuddya gonna do? :shrug:
I think my problem is, the last two shaves I've tried the hair conditioner preshave trick - both times I've come out a bloody mess so no more of that for me. My chin IS baby butt smooth though and the rough spots on my throat are down to about 1" square on each side of the windpipe - I'm getting there.
Jack
Hello
Your post has given me encouragment, and that 'major' :) blood loss is not a certainty starting out.
I'm hoping my razor & strop will arrive tomorrow - I haven't shaved for a couple of day in anticipation!
Northpole